... the $15,000 or so that had been under consideration. A few hours after Biden prodded Democrats at the White House, Jim Manley, a spokesman for Reid, said, "our goal still remains to get a bill out of the Senate by the August recess." But ...

... testimony in the Illinois House that he had promised Blagojevich nothing in exchange for the seat. But Reid spokesman Jim Manley said Monday that Reid doesn't intend to have the Rules Committee review Burris' appointment, and that the Senate ...

... Reid told reporters afterward. "I said, 'Fine.' OK?" Asked whether Reid thinks Burris should resign, spokesman Jim Manley said: "That is for him to decide." The chilliness that greeted Burris in Washington came after outright demands for ...

... efficiently." That shifts the logjam down Pennsylvania Avenue to the Senate, which must confirm top-level appointees. Jim Manley, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said most of the dozens of names awaiting confirmation ...

... joint meetings with Obama and congressional leadership be held quickly, according to leadership aides. Reid spokesman Jim Manley said Reid responded by reading McCain his public statement, in which he said it would not be helpful to have the candidates ...

... Nevada has announced a post-election session beginning Nov. 17 to consider public lands legislation. His spokesman, Jim Manley, issued a written statement that said "recent developments only reinforce the need for additional action to reinvigorate ...

... the v-word. "There's so many areas of agreement, let's not get sidetracked on the issue of vouchers, " said Jim Manley, spokesman for Kennedy, the top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. "This has ...

... war so far has carried a $600 billion price tag. Reid believes the legislation isn't strong enough, his spokesman Jim Manley said. "He appreciates the efforts of Sen. Pryor and Sen. Salazar and was a strong supporter of the Iraq Study Group ...

... coalition of unions, anti-poverty and child advocate groups that helped push through the last increase in 1996, said Jim Manley, a spokesman for Kennedy. ''For some lawmakers, this is not necessarily on their radar screen yet,'' Manley said ...